빡돌다
[bbak-dol-da]
blow one’s top; go ballistic; wig out; go ape shit
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Meaning & context
누군가의 머리가 회전하는 것. 이 비속어는 누군가 머리가 회전할 정도로 화나는 일이 있 을 때 적합한 표현이다. 또한 이 표현은 폭발을 비유할 때 종종 쓰이는 의성어 ‘팍’으로부 터 변형된 ‘빡’과 미쳐버리는 것을 의미하는 ‘돌다’와의 결합형태로 추측해 볼 수도 있다.
Literally “to turn, rotate or spin one’s head.” This would be best described as one’s head spinning from being so angry. Bbak (빡) may also be related to the onomatopoeic Korean word for an explosion, pak (팍), and dolda (돌다) could be to go crazy as in the childish Korean expression to describe someone as crazy, dorai (돌아이). Synonym: 빡치다 [bbak-chi-da] lose one’s temper.
From As Much as a Rat’s Tail · book pages 132–133. Original published text; historical references and usage are retained.
STORY TIME
See it in conversation
Korean
열난 빡을 위한 비타민 C
English
Vitamin C for a Hot Head
나 열 나. 너무 열 나.
I have a fever. I’m piping hot.
뭐? 또 열받은거야? 이번엔 뭣땜에 그래? 날 정말 미치게 하는구나. 정말 빡돈다! 날 차라리 기름에 튀겨라!
What?! You’re angry again? What is it this time? You’re making me crazy. Really bbakdolda! Why don’t you just burn me in oil?!
아니, 나 아파, 열이 높아서. 머리가 끓고있어.
No, I’m sick, with a high fever. My head is boiling.
오, 자기야 미안... 따뜻한 유자차 한잔 마시는게 좋겠어.
Oh, sorry honey . . . You should drink some YuJa tea.
From the book: notes & culture
Feeling Box
“Wo, Wo, Wo, Feel-ings”
Levels of Happiness 좋다 – 좋앙 – 완전 좋앙 – 죽을 것 같아
•기분이 좋다 [gi-bun-i jot-da] feeling good, feeling fine
•신나다 [shin-na-da] elated
•재밌다 [jae-mit-da] interesting or fun
•즐겁다 [jeul-geop-da] merry, cheerful
•행복하다 [haeng-bog-ha-da] just plain happy Levels of Anger 짜증나다 – 짱나다 – 짜잉나 – 열나짬뽕나
•삐지다 [bbi-ji-da] to be sulky or cross
•성나다 [seong-na-da] get angry
•빡치다 [bbak-chi-da] lose one’s temper.
•열받다 [yeol-bad-da] literally “I’m getting a fever,” and meaning to be steaming with anger.
•좆같다 [jot-kat-da] literally “like a dick,” and meaning “This is fuckin’ terrible!”
•짜증나다 [jja-jeung-na-da] meaning to be irritated or annoyed with someone, or to be about to lose one’s temper.
•화나다 [hwa-na-da] anger, simple and sweet
•게거품 물다[gae-go-pum mul-da] to foam at the mouth (bite a crab’s foam) Somewhere in Between 웃프다 – 안습
•웃프다 [oot-peu-da] abbreviated from the Korean for laughter and sadness, it describes something that is funny and sad at the same time
•안습 [an-seup] so sad (and ridiculous) as to make you cry
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